[LS]

I teach at one of these. They ain't going away any time soon, and I do not see, practically, how we are going to overcome their bias. (The good news is that 20 years ago, no one really foresaw how the MSM would be defeated, either).

The biggest hurdle, as I've said here before, is that the customer (whether the student, or the parent, or, even stretching it, corporate America that places value in college degrees) has no control over the product. Parents or students can pressure Trustees, but as soon as they pressure presidents who in turn try to reform faculty procedures, the faculty screams "tyranny" and "freedom of speech," and they back off.

Worse, 60% of my students get some sort of financial aid. This allows universities to jack up the prices, I think by 50% or more. It's like one of those jewelry stores at the mall: "Huge sale---50% off!" But they have already raised prices 60%. Until we can get rid of financial aid, and tie the produce to the consumer, there is no hope for reforming universities as they now exist.

[mr_hammer]

very well stated!

[Laserman]

Are there any on-line schools that are acredited where you ccan get a full BS/BA degree? I know most schools require some amount of "in class" time for a degree.

[mel]

Interesting points. Thanks

[MattinNJ]

I always wondered why some businessman like Rupert Murdoch did not establish a series of Universities that, if not actually promoted conservative thought, promised to remove any liberal brain washing. It would seem to have a huge advantage in attracting applicants. Most people who can afford to send their kids to college must be conservative since conservatives, on average, earn far more than liberals. I cringe at spending several hundred thousand dollars to send my son to a liberal think tank. Although I am fairly sure that my Cuban wife would beat any liberal thought out of him-I can't imagine the beating he would be in for if he came home wearing a Che' T shirt-but I digress;-)

Look at Fox News. Once a viable alternative was presented to CNN, CNN practically vanished. Why? Because most people who would watch a 24 hour Cable News network tend to be conservative.

I would be interested in your thoughts (Your book was great by the way).